Heaven Bent Auckland Gospel Choir
Heaven Bent is an auditioned,, community choir, based in Auckland, New Zealand. We specialise in singing a cappella music from the African American/Gospel tradition, along with modern African, Maori, and other Pacific music. As well as holding our own concerts we are available for events ranging from charity to church to corporate. For more information please email heavenbent@axys.co.nz
Recent Gigs
2023
Organ Donation Thanksgiving Service Heaven Bent sang at the Organ Donors Thanksgiving Service again this year in May and received warm thanks from Organ Donation NZ read here >>
2022
End of Year Concert Covid didn't stop us this time and we got to fill the hall for a well received concert in December 2022. We also went singing Christmas Carols around the Auckland Hospital again and had some heart warming experiences with patients on the wards.
2022
Recording Session Heaven Bent spent some time in the recording studio a couple of weeks back laying down a backing track for Julie Ann Weiler produced by Chris McCollum The CD is scheduled to be release early 2023.
2022
Omicron kept us practicing by zoom for the first half of the year. Then we started practicing with masks. Then without masks and people were dropping like flies - it's still out there
But we have an end of year concert planned...... watch this space
2021
That unprecedented event Covid kept us from performing for most of this year
June – First concert for far too long
Juneteenth Concert - Amazing Grace in the Ponsonby Baptist Church
2020
Dec – Singing carols ar Auckland Hospital.
The rest of the year things got cancelled and we were locked down .... it was "that year" ...... but it didn't end there ....
2019
Nov – Gallery opening, NorthArt Gallery, Northcote
Sep – VoCo multi-choir concert at Holy Trinity Cathedral
June – Concert at Te Aroha Co-operative Church, Te Aroha
May – Marshall wedding, Narrow Neck Beach
May – Donors’ Service of Thanksgiving, Holy Trinity Cathedral
2018
Nov – Takanini School fundraiser for membership of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – one of the school’s first steps towards being able to introduce a significant music program.
Aug – Fundraiser concert for St Aiden’s Presbyterian Church, Northcote.
May – Donors’ Service of Thanksgiving, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland.
2017
May – Donors’ Service of Thanksgiving, Holy Trinity Cathedral,Parnell, Auckland.
2016
Nov – Heaven Bent’s 20th Year Concert and Celebration. Ponsonby Baptist Church. Former members and conductors attended this rousing event and fun party.
Sept – The inaugural VoCo concert, featuring Heaven Bent and 7 other choirs/vocal groups. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland.
Aug – Sing Out Gospel, concert at Michael Park School Auditorium, Ellerslie.
May – Donors’ Service of Thanksgiving, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland.
2015
Dec – End of Year Concert at Ponsonby Baptist Church, Ponsonby.
Aug – Living Gospel, concert at Michael Park School Auditorium, Ellerslie.
May – Fundraiser at Christ Church Warkworth, with first half performed by Kai Rhythmix and Mahurangi Senior College Choir.
May – Donors’ Service of Thanksgiving. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland.
From Our Blog
The 7 Basses
One bass took the photo.
The basses and tenors have been out numbering the altos and sopranos regularly on practice nights recently and it's sounding great
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The 4 Tenors
During lockdown we ended up with 4 tenors all sporting beards and they were looking very synchronised in black at last Tuesday’s practice.
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Pandemic rules out choir’s Cambridge concert
The March 28 concert by Heaven Bent Gospel Choir at the Cambridge Autumn Festival has been cancelled
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